Bedstead attachment.



J. E. 'DBWBESR BBDSTBAD ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APB., 23, 1909.

948,416. Patente@ Feb.s,191o.

JAMES E. DEWEESE, OF DE SOTO, KANSAS.

BEDSTEAD ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 23, 1909.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

Serial No. 491,692.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. Dnwnnsn, a citizen of the United States,residing at De Soto, in the county of Johnson and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bedstead Attachments, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is an improved bedstead attachment for use especially inconnection with an iron bedstead to keep the same from sagging orspreading in the middle and the said invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is an eleva-tion of my improvedbedstead attachment showing the same set up and in operative positionwith reference to the rails of an iron bedstead, the said rails beingindicated in cross section. Fig. 2 is an elevation of my improvedattachment showing the same folded.

My improved bedstead attachment comprises a bar 1 and a pair ofsupporting legs 2. The said bar may be of any suitable size and shapeand is adapted to be placed across a bedstead at the center thereof andis provided on its under side at its ends with recesses 3 for thereception of the rails of an iron bedstead, the said bedstead beingindicated in Fig. l of the drawing at a in cross section. The supportinglegs 2 are preferably tubular to provide them with bores and they arehere shown as provided at their lower ends with casters 4. The saidsupporting legs are provided with inwardly extending brackets 5 neartheir upper end which brackets are pivotally connected to the bar l asat 6. The said bar is provided near its ends at points coincident withthe upper ends of the bores of the supporting legs 2 when the latter arein vertical position with openings through which pass detachable pins 7.The rails of the bedstead are also provided with openings for thepassage of the said pins and the latter are inserted in the bores of thesupporting legs 2 when the latter are in vertical position to lock thesaid supporting legs in such position, the said pins also serving tosecure the said rails of the bedstead at the ends of the bar 1 and abovethe supporting legs, the latter serving to prevent the said rails of thebedstead from sagging, as will be understood and the bar 1 in connectionwith the pins 7 serving to prevent them from spreading. Hence,

my improved bedstead attachment renders an ordinary iron bedstead verystrong and rigid and effectually prevents the same from lspreading orsagging.

It will be observed upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing that myimproved bedstead attachment when not in use may be folded compactly soas to take up but very little room.

I/Vhat is claimed is l. The herein described bedstead attachmentcomprising a bar for disposition transversely of the bedstead andnotched in its under side at its ends for the reception of the siderails of the bedstead, in combination with supporting legs havinginwardly eX- tending brackets at their upper ends pivotally connected tothe said bar and adapting the upper ends of the said legs to bear undersaid rails of the bedstead between the said bar and the upper ends ofthe said supporting les.

C2. The herein described bedstead attachment comprising a bar fordisposition transversely of a bedstead, supporting legs for the barpivotally connected thereto and securing pins to .be passed through thesaid bar, the side rails of the bedstead and into the supporting legs tosecure said bar to the said rails of the bedstead and to also secure thesupporting legs in upright position.

3. The herein described bedstead attachment comprising a bar fordisposition transversely on a bedstead and having recesses for thereception of the rails thereof, said bar being further provided withopenings over said recesses, supporting legs having bores in their upperportions and pivotally connected to the said bar, said supporting legswhen in an upright position being disposed under said recesses and underthe rails of the bedstead and securing pins for insertion in theopenings of the bar through openings in the rails of the bedstead and inthe bores of the support-ing legs to secure the supporting legs inupright position and also secure the bar to the rails of the bedstead.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. DEWEESE.

Witnesses:

L. C. Dow, W. L. Dow.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 948,416, grantedFebruary 8, 1910, upon the application of James E. Deweese, of DeSoto,Kansas, for an improvement in Bedstead Attachments, an error appears inthe printed specification requiring correction as follows: Line 7 5,after the Word said second occurrence, the Words stele mets when thesupport/ng legs We n vertical position and thereby @lamp t/ze sctz'dshould be inserted; and that the said Letters Patent should be read withthis correction therein that the same may conform to the record of theease in the Patent Oice.

Signed and sealed this 10th day of May, A. D., 191.0.

C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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